Universal joint.



B. 0. RHODES. UNWEBSAL JOINT.

APPLICAHOII FIHJU OCT. 13. Hill. 1,278,218. Patented Sept. 10,1918.

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3 a? x/ 3/ 1 /3 7 l 1| WM FT E1 --stantinlly airtight sothatthe air'ennnot ters Patent, is: h -l l; 1n-a mliersaljoint, the combination ofenter iuto the lubricant-chamhers tin-migh- 'this joint which would facilitate the escape,

of the lubricant.

The journals have longitudinal recesses 23 at. their outer ends which t'arililutes the working ofthe lubricant down between the journals and the bushing. I g

The )a rts of my improve-djoin-t are simple and ect'nnanien-l to'produce and they are rery rea-tjlily assembled and thsasst-Inbled as required. Sl'rould the bnshtngs bccmn'e worn they-may be 'ret'ld-ily removed from 'the'bcaring m'cu'tbers and mnrlatshings inserted. New bearing members nnty'be inserted coinplctewitl'im t. the aid at tools-other than a found in practice that a sin'all uinount of lubricant snl-licient for perflect lubrication for a long pcrmd-of-tnne'as It s not lrkely to escape from the lubricant ehainberj .&t

the sanie time it. is held in'sueha position that .th e bearing surfacesam etfe'ctirely lubricated.

My improved joint 'vantage of being strong and durable even whenmade of comparatively light weight nateriitl and is also pleasing in appearance.-

l laviug tints described my invention, what I claim as new and desire toseeure'by Let- 'shaft. l'l'ltllllml's provided with journals-inournals, an

tegral therewith and havin shot'tlder-lilce thrust bearingsurfaces at the-bases of the 4 annular coupling member formed (it detaehablyconnected sections having opposed jrecesses eonstituting'bearing I memberseats, --enp-hke' bearing members fer-med as stampings baring flanges withinturned pul'lPlLm'NS at-their inner ends, the

outer ends of 'said bearing n en'ibers'heing' extended beyond thejournals and eon'stzituting lubricant. receptacles and having lubricant. openings.therein, said hearing members being clamped in said coupling member seats with their flanges engaging the inner ends thereofan'depposed tosaid hearing surfaces, bearing bushings ilahges at t heir. inneren'dspressed into sait' la ar.|n;, members with their flanges engag- .ing the inner endsjthert-nf andtheir inn-ere ldsj. emict'ing with said beariu surfaces,

kets therein enacting \ritlr said-bearin 'surtae'es providing; snbshnuiallr sealed oints,'

[and closure plugs sea-ling tl'mluln'ieant; openins ings'nt said hearing nienila-rs, alle-oactingfor the pl-nrriol cspecified.

' In a universal jonit. the combhlation of shaft members provided with journals int'es gral therewith and harnig shoulder-like thrust healing snrl'a'rcs at tliebasesof the has the further adiug with said bearinaid bushing-flangesl'iciugspa -ret fromthe ill ltltl'l-Ittl. edges tliiwStl ltl. bearing member flanges n'oVnhlig annular gasketwseats, gasjournals. an amnilar coupling member farmed-of detachahlr connected sections ha lng opposed recesses cnnstltuttug bearing 'lneinher seats. cup-likebearing, n'icinbers termed as stainpings having flanges withint nrned a rip her|cs at their inner ends, the. outer cnds-o't'sald bearing inclnlau's being extended. lagrond'the ]0u| u: t-|s--a|nl constituting lubricant receptacles. said bearing members being chnnped-in said cnupliu member seats with their t-langes engaging the inner 'ends thereof and opposed to said hearing surfaces hearing bushings 4 ends enacting with said bcarip; surface said bushing flanges being spa'ct r .from the unturned edges of said bea'ril'ig member flanges providing annular gasket seats, and

gaskets therein reactingwith. said bearing surfaces.

3. In a universal joint, the culn'blnatlon of shaft. members prorided' with journals and having thrust bearing surfaces at the bases of the journal a coupling member, cup-like bearing members-having flanges with inturncd heriphcric at their inner ends, the outer eulls of said bearing members being extended beyond the journals. and constituting lubricant receptacles and having llllJl'lcant openings therein, said bearing members i being secured in said conplingmember seats I with their flanges opposed to said hearing surfaces, hear ng l'iushings having flanges att-hcir inner ends disposed in bearing meme bers w1th their flanges ei'igagmg the nner-- ends thereof nd their m ne1"ends enacting with said bearing."surfaces, said bushing flanges being-spaced from the lnturned edges of said bearing member flanges pro'vit hng annular gasket seats, gasket-s therein eoaet surfaces PIOVldlllg subst'antiall) -scaled oints. and closur s seal ing the lubricant openingsot' said hearing members, all coact i'ng for the purpose speci tied.

harin' flanges at their inner ends pressedinto said bearing; members with their flanges enga'g in}: the inner endsthereotand their-inner 'L'ln a universal j oint' the. combinationf and ha ring thrust. waring surfaces at the "uses of the journalist a c mpling member, cufp-l|ke bearing members li 'tfving flanges with intnrned, peripheries at their inner ends the outer eudsof said hearin 'memh'ers l'ieing eXtet-nledbeyond the journa sand cunstituting' Iuhriean't -|"eceptin-les said hearing members being secured in said ctinpling mclnber seats \\'itl'iqthi-ii' flanges opposed to said bearingsurfaces. bearing l'nishings bar-- .ing tl-tn'gcs at their i mer cnds' disposed in bearing memberswith their thing-{es entlaflling the. inner ends'thcl-cof and their inn r ends .t-uactlngfwith- .said lat-tiring surface i said bushing flanges being spaeed'irom the mturned cducs 'nf said bearing member flanges providing ennularg asket seats, and

ases, at to 1 jou l e coup ing membe sta ntially seale lubricant openings at their outer; ends, and,

members constituting subouplike bearrin d lubricant receptacles with having" flan es at their inner en'ds,: said bearing mem iers being secured in Said 001.1

filing memberwith their flanges opposed to said bearin suriaees, gaskets di sp'osed be-- tween said ring member flangesfend said bearing surftces provuhng su'bstantiall sealed joints, and closures sealing the lubricant openings of said bearing members, all enacting for the purpose specified.

6. In a universal joint, the combination of shaft members provided withv journals and having thrust bearing surfaces at the bases of the journals, a couplin member, bearin' members constituting su stantially seal lubricant receptacles mounted on said eoupling member with their inner ends opposed to said bearing surfeees, and gaskets disposed between" said bearing members and i said bearing surfaces providing substantially seeledd'oints, all coacting-for the purp e spwifi In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal in the presence of. two

witnesses. I

BERT 0. RHODES. [1,. .s.] Witnesses: LUELLA G. GBEENFIELD, MARGARET L. Gmseow. 

